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1 astuto
adj.1 sly, artful, astute, crafty.2 clever, sharp, quick-witted, sharp-witted.* * *► adjetivo1 astute, cunning, shrewd* * *(f. - astuta)adj.1) astute, shrewd2) crafty* * *ADJ (=sagaz) astute, clever; (=mañoso) crafty, sly* * ** * *= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.Ex. The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex. The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.----* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * ** * *= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * *astuto -ta1 (sagaz) shrewd, astuteno la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute o ( colloq) smart* * *
astuto
( ladino) (pey) crafty, sly, cunning
astuto,-a adjetivo astute, shrewd
' astuto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astuta
- cuca
- cuco
- espabilada
- espabilado
- guachinanga
- guachinango
- hábil
- ladina
- ladino
- pilla
- pillo
- zorra
- zorro
- jodido
- listo
- pícaro
- piola
- taimado
- vivo
English:
artful
- astute
- canny
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- outfox
- outsmart
- sharp
- shrewd
- sly
- tricky
- worldly-wise
- wily
* * *astuto, -a adj1. [ladino, tramposo] cunning2. [sagaz, listo] astute* * *adj shrewd, astute* * *astuto, -ta adj1) : astute, shrewd2) : crafty, tricky♦ astutamente adv* * *astuto adj1. (hábil) shrewd / astute -
2 astuto
• artful• astute• canny• clever• crafty• foxy• paw the ground• pawl• sagacious• shifty• shrewd• sly• trickily• trickle• very clever -
3 ser más astuto que
(v.) = outfox, outwit, outsmartEx. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *(v.) = outfox, outwit, outsmartEx: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.
Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. -
4 tan astuto como un zorro
= as sly as a fox, as wily as a foxEx. She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family -- as sly as a fox.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* * *= as sly as a fox, as wily as a foxEx: She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family -- as sly as a fox.
Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world. -
5 abogado astuto
• Philadelphia lawyer -
6 hacerse astuto
• become cunning -
7 ladrón astuto
• sly thief -
8 ser astuto
• be canny• be cunning• know one's onions -
9 ser astuto en los negocios
• be a sharp dealerDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser astuto en los negocios
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10 ser más astuto que
• be more clever than• outsmart -
11 ser muy astuto
• be too astute• be very astute• be very crafty• be very cunning -
12 ser muy astuto y listo
• be very clever and sharp-witted -
13 tipo astuto
• crafty fellow -
14 abogado astuto
m.Philadelphia lawyer. -
15 hacerse astuto
v.to become cunning. -
16 jugador astuto
m.crafty player, gamesman. -
17 ladrón astuto
m.sly thief. -
18 negociante astuto
f. & m.wheeler and dealer, smooth operator, wheeler-dealer, shrewd operator. -
19 ser astuto
v.to be astute, to be canny, to be cunning, to know one's onions. -
20 tipo astuto
m.crafty fellow.
См. также в других словарях:
astuto — astuto, ta adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que consigue lo que quiere con engaño y habilidad: Aquel astuto animal sabía cuando saldría su presa. Es una persona muy astuta que no se deja engañar. 2. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que se hace con… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
astuto — agg. [dal lat. astutus ]. [che rivela astuzia: un uomo a. ; un ragionamento a. ] ▶◀ acuto, accorto, avveduto, dritto, furbo, (pop.) ganzo, ingegnoso, sagace, scaltro, smaliziato, sottile. ◀▶ candido, fesso, ingenuo, semplice, sprovveduto.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
astuto — astuto, ta adjetivo 1) sagaz, sutil, taimado, cuco, artero, zorro, ladino, toro corrico, buena pieza, mosquita muerta, capcioso, insidioso*, asechante … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
astuto — adj. 1. Que tem astúcia; sagaz. 2. Engenhoso, fino … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
astuto — astuto, ta (Del lat. astūtus). 1. adj. Agudo, hábil para engañar o evitar el engaño o para lograr artificiosamente cualquier fin. 2. Que implica astucia … Diccionario de la lengua española
astuto — a·stù·to agg., s.m. AD 1. agg., che denota astuzia: piano astuto, trovata astuta Sinonimi: accorto, avveduto, geniale, sagace, scaltro. Contrari: ingenuo. 2. agg., s.m., che, chi è dotato di astuzia, scaltro: essere astuto come una volpe, crede… … Dizionario italiano
astuto — adj 1 Que actúa con astucia o tiene esa cualidad: un empresario astuto, el astuto general Villa 2 Que es hábil pata engañar o evitar el engaño, que es listo para conseguir lo que le conviene: Satanás es tan astuto, que no se deja hacer trampas … Español en México
astuto — {{＃}}{{LM A03804}}{{〓}} {{SynA03887}} {{［}}astuto{{］}}, {{［}}astuta{{］}} ‹as·tu·to, ta› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} Con astucia o hábil para engañar a alguien, para evitar un daño o para lograr un fin: • Tradicionalmente se ha calificado al zorro como un… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
astuto — (Del lat. astutus < astus, astucia.) ► adjetivo Que tiene habilidad e ingenio para engañar, para evitar que le engañen, o para conseguir cualquier propósito. SINÓNIMO sagaz pícaro ANTÓNIMO cándido * * * astuto, a (del lat. «astūtus») adj.… … Enciclopedia Universal
astuto — {{hw}}{{astuto}}{{/hw}}agg. Che ha o dimostra la capacità di escogitare e di usare i mezzi più opportuni al raggiungimento di un dato scopo, anche non buono; SIN. Accorto, furbo, scaltro … Enciclopedia di italiano
astuto — pl.m. astuti sing.f. astuta pl.f. astute … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
